Demographics of Belgium
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Demographics of Belgium, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
Population
- 10,364,388 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 16.9% (male 892,995/female 855,177)
- 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 3,435,282/female 3,373,917)
- 65 years and over: 17.4% (male 745,178/female 1,061,839) (2005 est.)
Median age
- Total: 40.55 years
- Male: 39.29 years
- Female: 41.81 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate
- 0.15% (2005 est.)
Birth rate
- 10.48 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate
- 10.22 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate
- 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio
- At birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 78.62 years
- Male: 75.44 years
- Female: 81.94 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 1.64 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Nationality
- Noun: Belgian(s)
- Adjective: Belgian
Ethnic groups
- Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
Religions
- Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
Languages
- Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Literacy
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 98%
- Male: NA%
- Female: NA%
Reference
- See also : Belgium